Cade Smith or Riley Martin

Baseball Stats Comparison

Stats
Projections
News & Notes
Schedule

Cade Smith or Riley Martin Player Statistics
	Cade Smith RP - CLE	Riley Martin RP - CHC
2026 Stats


Games Played	58	8

Games Started	0	1

Innings Pitched	61.0	8.1

Wins	3	0

Losses	1	0

Saves	35	0

Blown Saves	5	0

Holds	0	0

Hits Allowed	45	5

Earned Runs	16	2

Home Runs Allowed	5	1

Strikeouts	86	10

Walks	21	2

ERA	2.36	2.16

WHIP	1.08	0.84

Cade Smith or Riley Martin Player Projections
	Cade Smith RP - CLE	Riley Martin RP - CHC
2026 Projections


Games Played	70	17

Games Started	0	0

Innings Pitched	68.6	17.9

Wins	5	1

Losses	3	1

Saves	28	0

Blown Saves	2	0

Holds	4	1

Hits Allowed	52	16

Earned Runs	22	8

Home Runs Allowed	6	2

Strikeouts	89	19

Walks	20	10

ERA	2.85	4.04

WHIP	1.04	1.42

Cade Smith or Riley Martin Player Notes
	Cade Smith RP - CLE	Riley Martin RP - CHC
News
	Cade Smith struck out two batters in a scoreless frame to earn the save in the Guardians' 8-6 win over the Angels. Matthew Adam Wed, Aug 26th	Cubs manager Craig Counsell said Riley Martin will not return this season. Ari Koslow Thu, Aug 20th
	Cade Smith allowed one run on one hit while striking out one to earn the save in Monday's 4-2 win over the Angels. Matthew Adam Tue, Aug 25th	Riley Martin has resumed playing catch. Nicholas Rodriguez Thu, Jun 11th
	Cade Smith struck out one batter while allowing one earned run on one hit to earn the save in Saturday's 4-3 win over the Rockies. Matthew Adam Sun, Aug 23rd	Riley Martin has been diagnosed with a flexor strain in his left elbow and will miss at least two months. Ari Koslow Mon, Apr 27th
	Cade Smith struck out one batter while allowing two walks and no hits over a scoreless frame to earn the save in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Giants. Matthew Adam Fri, Aug 21st	The Cubs placed LHP Riley Martin on the 15-day injured list with left elbow inflammation. Ari Koslow Sun, Apr 26th
	Cade Smith struck out two batters over one scoreless inning in Wednesday's 1-0 loss to the Giants. Matthew Adam Thu, Aug 20th	Riley Martin will start for the Cubs in Tuesday's matchup against the Phillies. Nate Miller - FantasyPros Mon, Apr 13th
Notes
	Cade Smith has quickly emerged as one of baseball's most dominant late-inning arms. His bat-missing ability has remained consistent across both seasons, posting a 35.1% strikeout rate over his first 149 MLB innings with excellent control (6.1% BB%). While his ERA rose to 2.93 in 2025 as his fly-ball rate and HR% ticked up slightly, the underlying profile still supports high-end relief production. The 2026 projections forecast roughly 30 saves, 91 strikeouts, and a 3.05 ERA across 71 innings as Cleveland's primary closer in the top tier of relievers. Kelly Kirby - FantasyPros
	I know Mason Miller is THE relief pitcher household name these days, but Cade Smith could be joining that conversation after this year. In his only two seasons in the big leagues, Smith has posted 12+ K/9s and sub 2 FIPs in each season, making him as reliable and excellent as any reliever in the game. Anthony Gambale - Roto Street Journal

Cade Smith or Riley Martin Player Schedules
Date	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR	Opp	Opp Pitcher	VBR
	Cade Smith RP - CLE			Riley Martin RP - CHC
Thu, Mar 26th	@ SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#13	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Fri, Mar 27th	@ SEA	George Kirby (9-10)	#24
Sat, Mar 28th	@ SEA	Bryan Woo (9-9)	#11	vs WSH	Miles Mikolas (3-9)
Sun, Mar 29th	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65	vs WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195
Mon, Mar 30th	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#159	vs LAA	Ryan Johnson (3-7)	#216
Tue, Mar 31st	@ LAD	Shohei Ohtani (8-2)	#1	vs LAA	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36
Wed, Apr 1st	@ LAD	Yoshinobu Yamamoto (12-8)	#8	vs LAA	Yusei Kikuchi (0-5)	#95
Fri, Apr 3rd	vs CHC	Cade Horton (1-0)		@ CLE	Joey Cantillo (9-7)	#79
Sun, Apr 5th	vs CHC	Shota Imanaga (8-9)	#29	@ CLE	Parker Messick (11-8)	#32
Mon, Apr 6th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#52
Tue, Apr 7th	vs KC	Noah Cameron (9-8)	#67	@ TB	Mason Englert (0-3)	#225
Wed, Apr 8th	vs KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		@ TB	Joe Boyle (0-1)	#213
Fri, Apr 10th	@ ATL	Bryce Elder (8-7)	#187	vs PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#118
Sat, Apr 11th	@ ATL	Martin Perez (8-8)	#226	vs PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#31
Sun, Apr 12th	@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4	vs PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116
Mon, Apr 13th	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#100	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Tue, Apr 14th	@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122	@ PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Wed, Apr 15th	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#44	@ PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Thu, Apr 16th	vs BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64
Fri, Apr 17th	vs BAL	Chris Bassitt (6-4)	#110	vs NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#102
Sat, Apr 18th	vs BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#103	vs NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38
Sun, Apr 19th	vs BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56	vs NYM	Tobias Myers (0-2)	#152
Mon, Apr 20th	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200	vs PHI	Aaron Nola (5-10)	#47
Tue, Apr 21st	vs HOU	Ryan Weiss (0-3)	#393	vs PHI	Jesus Luzardo (12-5)	#9
Wed, Apr 22nd	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#164	vs PHI	Kyle Backhus
Fri, Apr 24th	@ TOR	Max Scherzer (2-7)	#149	@ LAD	Emmet Sheehan (4-8)	#106
Sat, Apr 25th	@ TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23	@ LAD	Roki Sasaki (5-5)	#159
Sun, Apr 26th	@ TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)		@ LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#134
Mon, Apr 27th	vs TB	Steven Matz (5-4)	#221	@ SD	Randy Vasquez (10-6)	#252
Tue, Apr 28th	vs TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71	@ SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212
Wed, Apr 29th	vs TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	@ SD	Matt Waldron (1-2)	#211
Fri, May 1st	@ ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193	vs ARI	Zac Gallen (3-9)	#177
Sat, May 2nd	@ ATH	Jacob Lopez (5-4)	#175	vs ARI	Ryne Nelson (3-5)	#132
Sun, May 3rd	@ ATH	Aaron Civale (6-7)	#210	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129
Mon, May 4th	@ KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69	vs CIN	Chase Petty (1-2)	#355
Tue, May 5th	@ KC	Stephen Kolek (4-3)		vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90
Wed, May 6th	@ KC	Cole Ragans (1-4)		vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223
Thu, May 7th	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#155	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219
Fri, May 8th	vs MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#81	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120
Sat, May 9th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#229
Sun, May 10th	vs MIN	Andrew Morris (4-7)	#124	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7
Mon, May 11th	vs LAA	Brent Suter (2-2)	#245
Tue, May 12th	vs LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243	@ ATL	Grant Holmes (9-5)	#196
Wed, May 13th	vs LAA	Reid Detmers (4-8)	#39	@ ATL	JR Ritchie (1-2)	#300
Fri, May 15th	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78
Sat, May 16th	vs CIN	Chris Paddack (0-7)		@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121
Sun, May 17th	vs CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223	@ CWS	Erick Fedde (7-8)	#239
Mon, May 18th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#45	vs MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163
Tue, May 19th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Wed, May 20th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#88	vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54
Thu, May 21st	@ DET	Casey Mize (5-8)	#41
Fri, May 22nd	@ PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3	vs HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200
Sat, May 23rd	@ PHI	Zack Wheeler (11-5)	#12	vs HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#183
Sun, May 24th	@ PHI	Andrew Painter (3-8)	#198	vs HOU	Peter Lambert (8-7)	#164
Mon, May 25th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ PIT	Carmen Mlodzinski (7-6)	#118
Tue, May 26th	vs WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#31
Wed, May 27th	vs WSH	PJ Poulin (3-0)		@ PIT	Bubba Chandler (6-9)	#116
Fri, May 29th	vs BOS	Tyler Samaniego		@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274
Sat, May 30th	vs BOS	Sonny Gray (16-4)	#25	@ STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96
Sun, May 31st	vs BOS	Ranger Suarez (5-4)	#30	@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#100
Tue, Jun 2nd	@ NYY	Cam Schlittler (12-6)	#14	vs ATH	Gage Jump (6-8)	#72
Wed, Jun 3rd	@ NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19	vs ATH	Jeffrey Springs (3-13)	#251
Thu, Jun 4th	@ NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#42	vs ATH	J.T. Ginn (9-8)	#193
Fri, Jun 5th	@ TEX	Kumar Rocker (5-10)	#120	vs SF	Robbie Ray (11-7)	#83
Sat, Jun 6th	@ TEX	Jack Leiter (3-7)	#229	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Sun, Jun 7th	@ TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	vs SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Mon, Jun 8th	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#57
Tue, Jun 9th	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#436
Wed, Jun 10th	vs NYY	Carlos Rodon (4-3)	#42	@ COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199
Fri, Jun 12th	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#101	@ SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Sat, Jun 13th	vs DET	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2	@ SF	Trevor McDonald (3-7)
Tue, Jun 16th	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#98	vs COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#435
Wed, Jun 17th	@ MIL	Brandon Sproat (3-7)	#163	vs COL	Sean Sullivan (0-3)	#425
Thu, Jun 18th	@ MIL	Shane Drohan (7-5)	#115
Fri, Jun 19th	@ HOU	Tatsuya Imai (6-4)	#126	vs TOR	Kevin Gausman (8-11)	#23
Sat, Jun 20th	@ HOU	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200	vs TOR	Patrick Corbin (3-4)
Sun, Jun 21st	@ HOU	Kai-Wei Teng (5-6)	#183
Mon, Jun 22nd	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173
Tue, Jun 23rd	@ CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78	@ NYM	Kodai Senga (0-9)	#102
Wed, Jun 24th	@ CWS	Chris Murphy		@ NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#58
Fri, Jun 26th	vs SEA	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Sat, Jun 27th	vs SEA	Logan Gilbert (11-8)	#13	@ MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54
Sun, Jun 28th	vs SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65	@ MIL	Brandon Woodruff (2-2)
Mon, Jun 29th	vs TEX	Tyler Alexander (5-2)	#136	vs SD	Griffin Canning (4-9)	#142
Tue, Jun 30th	vs TEX	Jacob deGrom (9-9)	#7	vs SD	JP Sears (3-4)	#275
Wed, Jul 1st	vs TEX	MacKenzie Gore (7-10)	#35	vs SD	Walker Buehler (8-6)	#212
Thu, Jul 2nd	vs CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121
Fri, Jul 3rd	vs CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173	vs STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274
Sat, Jul 4th	vs CWS	Sean Burke (7-6)	#78	vs STL	Kyle Leahy (10-4)	#96
Sun, Jul 5th	vs CWS	Chris Murphy		vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#100
Tue, Jul 7th	@ MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64
Wed, Jul 8th	@ MIN	Connor Prielipp (3-7)	#81	@ BAL	Dean Kremer (2-5)	#103
Thu, Jul 9th	@ MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108	@ BAL	Trevor Rogers (9-9)	#56
Fri, Jul 10th	@ MIA	Sandy Alcantara (13-8)	#59	@ CIN	Hunter Greene (2-2)
Sat, Jul 11th	@ MIA	Eury Perez (7-10)	#50	@ CIN	Nick Lodolo (3-3)	#127
Sun, Jul 12th	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#236	@ CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90
Sat, Jul 18th	vs PIT	Mason Montgomery (5-3)	#77	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Sun, Jul 19th	vs PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5	vs MIN	Zebby Matthews (9-8)	#105
Mon, Jul 20th	vs MIN	Joe Ryan (6-8)	#70	vs DET	Jack Flaherty (3-8)	#101
Tue, Jul 21st	vs MIN	Kendry Rojas (1-1)	#244	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#45
Wed, Jul 22nd	vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108	vs DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148
Thu, Jul 23rd	vs MIN	Taj Bradley (9-6)	#40
Fri, Jul 24th	@ TB	Shane McClanahan (10-6)	#52	@ PIT	Jared Jones (2-6)	#63
Sat, Jul 25th	@ TB	Nick Martinez (13-4)	#71	@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Sun, Jul 26th	@ TB	Drew Rasmussen (14-5)	#15	@ PIT	Braxton Ashcraft (14-5)	#31
Tue, Jul 28th	@ CIN	Caleb Ferguson		@ STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122
Wed, Jul 29th	@ CIN	Brady Singer (5-12)	#223	@ STL	Dustin May (6-9)	#44
Fri, Jul 31st	vs ARI	Mitch Bratt (1-3)	#287	vs NYY	Will Warren (9-6)	#57
Sat, Aug 1st	vs ARI	Kohl Drake (0-1)	#385	vs NYY	Max Fried (4-4)	#17
Sun, Aug 2nd	vs ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129	vs NYY	Gerrit Cole (7-7)	#19
Tue, Aug 4th	vs NYM	Sean Manaea (4-6)	#58	vs LAD	Tarik Skubal (8-7)	#2
Wed, Aug 5th	vs NYM	Christian Scott (4-4)	#60	vs LAD	Eric Lauer (8-6)	#227
Thu, Aug 6th	vs NYM	Nolan McLean (10-8)	#33	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10
Fri, Aug 7th	@ CWS	Noah Schultz (3-9)	#382	@ KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#190
Sat, Aug 8th	@ CWS	Anthony Kay (9-6)	#173	@ KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#155
Sun, Aug 9th	@ CWS	Davis Martin (9-6)	#121	@ KC	Randy Dobnak (2-2)	#433
Tue, Aug 11th	@ DET	Drew Anderson (4-5)	#88	@ WSH	Jake Irvin (2-8)	#195
Wed, Aug 12th	@ DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#45	@ WSH	Jackson Kent (1-2)	#186
Thu, Aug 13th	@ DET	Keider Montero (9-8)	#148	@ WSH	Cade Cavalli (12-5)	#61
Fri, Aug 14th	vs SD	Michael King (8-9)	#55	vs STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#100
Sat, Aug 15th	vs SD	Wandy Peralta (2-2)	#267	vs STL	Michael McGreevy (5-9)	#122
Sun, Aug 16th	vs SD	Casey Mize (5-8)	#41	vs STL	Hunter Dobbins (3-3)	#188
Tue, Aug 18th	vs SF	Carson Whisenhunt (3-4)		vs CWS	Bryan Hudson (4-4)	#119
Wed, Aug 19th	vs SF	Matt Wilkinson (0-2)	#191	vs CWS	Sean Newcomb (2-3)	#181
Thu, Aug 20th	vs SF	Landen Roupp (8-13)	#74
Fri, Aug 21st	@ COL	Tanner Gordon (1-4)	#413	@ SEA	Emerson Hancock (7-8)	#65
Sat, Aug 22nd	@ COL	Gabriel Hughes (0-6)	#414	@ SEA	Kade Anderson (0-0)	#48
Sun, Aug 23rd	@ COL	Tomoyuki Sugano (12-8)	#436	@ SEA	Bryce Miller (4-8)	#73
Mon, Aug 24th	@ LAA	George Klassen (2-2)	#230	@ ARI	Merrill Kelly (9-12)	#129
Tue, Aug 25th	@ LAA	Walbert Urena (8-9)	#243	@ ARI	Brandon Pfaadt (7-1)	#76
Wed, Aug 26th	@ LAA	Grayson Rodriguez (4-5)	#109	@ ARI	Eduardo Rodriguez (14-4)	#82
Fri, Aug 28th	vs KC	Michael Wacha (8-8)	#69	vs CIN	Rhett Lowder (6-8)	#219
Sat, Aug 29th	vs KC	Daniel Lynch (4-4)	#190	vs CIN	Andrew Abbott (6-10)	#90
Sun, Aug 30th	vs KC	Seth Lugo (6-8)	#155	vs CIN	Chase Burns (14-3)	#22
Tue, Sep 1st	vs TOR	Spencer Arrighetti (7-7)	#200	vs MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#98
Wed, Sep 2nd	vs TOR	Dylan Cease (9-5)	#10	vs MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Thu, Sep 3rd	vs TOR	Jose Soriano (11-7)	#36	vs MIL	Logan Henderson (9-2)	#28
Fri, Sep 4th	vs DET			@ MIA	Janson Junk (6-8)	#117
Sat, Sep 5th	vs DET	Framber Valdez (8-10)	#45	@ MIA	Ryan Gusto (1-3)	#154
Sun, Sep 6th	vs DET	Jackson Jobe (1-1)	#189	@ MIA	Tyler Phillips (3-6)	#236
Mon, Sep 7th	@ BAL	Brandon Young (9-3)	#167	@ MIL	Robert Gasser (4-5)	#98
Tue, Sep 8th	@ BAL	Shane Baz (5-14)	#64	@ MIL	Jacob Misiorowski (14-5)	#6
Wed, Sep 9th	@ BAL			@ MIL
Fri, Sep 11th	@ MIN			vs PIT
Sat, Sep 12th	@ MIN			vs PIT
Sun, Sep 13th	@ MIN			vs PIT
Mon, Sep 14th	vs CWS			vs ATL
Tue, Sep 15th	vs CWS			vs ATL
Wed, Sep 16th	vs CWS			vs ATL
Fri, Sep 18th	vs ATH			@ CIN
Sat, Sep 19th	vs ATH			@ CIN
Sun, Sep 20th	vs ATH			@ CIN
Tue, Sep 22nd	@ BOS			vs MIA
Wed, Sep 23rd	@ BOS			vs MIA
Thu, Sep 24th	@ BOS			vs MIA
Fri, Sep 25th	@ KC			@ BOS
Sat, Sep 26th	@ KC			@ BOS
Sun, Sep 27th	@ KC			@ BOS
Thu, Apr 23rd				vs PHI	Cristopher Sanchez (16-4)	#3
Thu, May 14th				@ ATL	Chris Sale (13-9)	#4
Thu, May 28th				@ PIT	Paul Skenes (9-11)	#5
Thu, Jun 11th				@ COL	Ryan Feltner (5-9)	#435
Sun, Jun 14th				@ SF	Logan Webb (8-8)	#21
Mon, Jun 15th				vs COL	Michael Lorenzen (3-11)	#199
Thu, Jun 25th				@ NYM	Freddy Peralta (6-11)	#38
Fri, Jul 17th				vs MIN	Bailey Ober (7-4)	#108
Mon, Jul 27th				@ STL	Matthew Liberatore (5-13)	#100
Thu, Jul 30th				@ STL	Andre Pallante (12-6)	#274
Mon, Aug 3rd				vs LAD	Justin Wrobleski (11-5)	#134
Mon, Aug 17th				vs CWS	Luis Castillo (4-10)	#97
Mon, Aug 31st				vs MIL	Kyle Harrison (10-3)	#54